Red clobbered blue and white saucer with stork

Manager ID

1497

Title

Red clobbered blue and white saucer with stork, phoenix and dragonsMing dynasty, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566)

Short title

Red clobbered blue and white saucer with stork

Record number

BATEA : 1477

Simple name

saucer

Classified name

blue and white; red; polychrome; Jiajing; Ming; phoenix; dragon; stork; character; 16th century; period mark; shou; China; ceramic; saucer; bird; animal;

Description

Description part summary

A polychrome saucer with slightly outturned rim. The piece is decorated in underglaze blue with a phoenix and stork and long-life character (shou) all in an ogival-shaped central medallion contained within an underglazed blue double lined border circular medallion. There is a swastika diaper round the ogival medallion. The cavetto is undecorated. The reverse has two five-clawed dragons with scales rendered by zig-zag lines in underglaze blue with two floral sprays. The reverse decoration is contained within double lined underglaze blue borders and clobbered with tomato red. The base has a six character blue mark of Jiajing in the centre without any medallion.

Description material

Description condition

small chip and some scratching of the glaze and kiln flaws on base and round rim

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

of body	white
of glaze	underglaze blue and tomato red

Description length

Description height

3cm

Description diameter

14.8cm

Description width

Description depth

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